This year, undergraduate students will have the opportunity to participate in a day devoted to the outstanding research they have conducted here at Florida State University. It will be held on Friday, April 15th, 2011, which is one week before the last day of classes. It is tentatively scheduled to begin at 10:30 AM. It will start with an hour-long Poster Session. During the Poster session, students will present a written summary of their research study in a large poster, including tables and/or graphs. Attendees will have the opportunity to walk around the room where each of the posters will be displayed, read about each of the studies, and have informal discussions with the presenters. This will be a great opportunity for students to present their Honors Thesis projects, highly involved DIS work, or outstanding course lab projects. Presenters need to submit the abstract for their poster by Monday, April 4th at noon to the Psychology Advising Office (A209). There will be a cash award ($100) given by Psi Chi for the best poster. (See link to the “Poster Session” for more detailed instructions)

The poster session will be followed by the Howard Baker Research Award and Luncheon. This has been an important annual event in our department for many years. Participating students submit a paper (15 pages maximum, not including tables and references) and present a brief talk about their research study (5-8 minutes, depending on how many presenters there are), while attendees enjoy an informal luncheon. Cash prizes are awarded for the best papers submitted: 1st place ($300), 2nd place ($200), and 3rd place ($100). Papers (not abstracts) need to be submitted by Monday, April 4th at noon to the Psychology Advising Office (A209). (See link to the “Howard Baker Award” for more detailed instructions.)

Students are free to present the same study as both a poster and Howard Baker paper. However, students will only be eligible for one award.